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Mayor Sylvester Turner criticizes state takeover of Houston ISD during Prairie View A&M commencement speech – Houston Public Media

Mayor Sylvester Turner addressing Prairie View A&M University summer 2023 graduates. Houston ISD was one of several topics raised Saturday morning by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as he delivered a commencement speech to summer graduates at Prairie View A&M University. During his speech Turner criticized the state of Florida for its curriculum that says Black […]

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Alabama

How John Roberts exhibited his power in the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court is still the John Roberts court, a fact underscored by the chief justice’s influence on the biggest cases of the most recent term. Roberts at times allowed the court’s 6-3 conservative majority to flex its muscle in gutting affirmative action, blocking student debt relief and allowing a website designer to refuse to […]

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Supreme Court conservatives dash abortion and affirmative action | #elections | #alabama

Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.In a span of 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by three justices nominated by President Donald Trump made both a reality.Last June, the court ended nationwide protections for abortion rights. This past week, […]

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Supreme Court conservatives dash abortion and affirmative action | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.In a span of 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by three justices nominated by President Donald Trump made both a reality.Last June, the court ended nationwide protections for abortion rights. This past week, […]

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Supreme Court conservatives dash abortion and affirmative action | #elections | #alabama

Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.In a span of 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by three justices nominated by President Donald Trump made both a reality.Last June, the court ended nationwide protections for abortion rights. This past week, […]

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In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. In a span of 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by three justices nominated by President Donald Trump made both a reality. Last June, the court ended nationwide protections for […]

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Supreme Court preview: the major decisions still to come | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Supreme Court’s decision season is in full swing. The justices in the coming weeks will hand down major rulings on student debt relief, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act, with opinions in 30 remaining cases expected to be released by June 30.   Here’s a preview of the major decisions. Student Debt Relief The […]

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The issues the US Supreme Court will rule on next and how they could change the country | Americas | North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | #elections | #alabama

The US Supreme Court is on break right now. Chief Justice John Roberts formally announced the start of the judicial body’s summer recess on June 30. Its next term will start on October 3. The break comes after a tumultuous past few weeks. The nine justices have made a number of decisions that have caused […]

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